Biological Mechanism
Osteoconductive | Osteoinductive | Osteogenic | |
---|---|---|---|
Alloplast | + | – | – |
Xenograft | + | – | – |
Allograft | + | +/– | – |
Autograft | + | + | + |
Bone grafting is possible because bone tissue, unlike most other tissues, has the ability to regenerate completely if provided the space into which to grow. As native bone grows, it will generally replace the graft material completely, resulting in a fully integrated region of new bone. The biologic mechanisms that provide a rationale for bone grafting are osteoconduction, osteoinduction and osteogenesis.
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